Department of Industrial Technology

College of Business and Technology

James Vaux, Ph.D., Chair (308) 865-8504

This department offers degrees at the undergraduate level only.

Safety Center

The primary purpose of the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is to help meet the growing need for Safety Education. Graduate courses are provided for those who plan teaching, administrative or supervisory careers in traffic safety and industrial safety.

The Graduate courses administered through the Nebraska Safety Center may be used in the following manner:

1. To provide expertise in accident prevention principles and theories applicable to traffic, industry, recreation, fire and the home;
2. To provide in-service opportunities for driver education endorsement and to update safety information and increase awareness.